The Barred Road
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Faiza is raised in a family where the mother and the two sisters work in illegal acts. They try to drag her in with them but she refuses. She studies to become a school teacher and decides to move to the countryside away from them, but she finds other temptations that try to lure her in.
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Cast
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Faten Hamama
Fayza (teacher) - فايزة راشد
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Ahmad Mazhar
Mounir (writer) - الكاتب /منير حلمى
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Shoukry Sarhan
Ahmed
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Najeeb Mahfouz
Zouzou Mady
Mother of Fayza - توحيدة رضوان (ام فايزة)
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Ihsan Abdel Quddous
Ferdous Mohamed
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Khayria Ahmed
Fayza's sister - خديجة (اخت فايزة الكبيرة)
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Saadiya - سعدية مدرسة
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Salah Abu Seif Director · Naguib Mahfouz Writer Ihsan Abdel Quddous Author
First release April 22, 1958 · Produced in Egypt · Original title El tarik el masdud
Production
Egypt
Produced in
Languages
Original title
El tarik el masdud
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · April 22, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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